EP 2457149 A2 20120530 - USER INTERFACE FOR INITIATING ACTIVITIES IN AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE
Title (en)
USER INTERFACE FOR INITIATING ACTIVITIES IN AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE
Title (de)
BENUTZEROBERFLÄCHE ZUR INITIIERUNG VON AKTIVITÄTEN IN EINER ELEKTRONISCHEN VORRICHTUNG
Title (fr)
INTERFACE UTILISATEUR POUR LE LANCEMENT D'ACTIVITÉS DANS UN DISPOSITIF ÉLECTRONIQUE
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 50554309 A 20090720
- US 2010038037 W 20100609
Abstract (en)
[origin: US2010185989A1] In one embodiment, a user interface is presented for initiating activities in an electronic device. The user interface includes an element referred to as a “launch wave”, which can be activated at substantially any time, even if the user is engaged with an activity, without requiring the user to first return to a home screen. In various embodiments, the user can activate the launch wave by performing a gesture, or by pressing a physical button, or by tapping at a particular location on a touchscreen, or by activating a keyboard command. In one embodiment, activation of the launch wave and selection of an item from the launch wave can be performed in one continuous operation on a touch-sensitive screen, so as to improve the expediency and convenience of launching applications and other items.
IPC 8 full level
G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 3/041 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
G06F 3/0416 (2013.01 - EP US); G06F 3/04883 (2013.01 - EP US); G06F 3/04886 (2013.01 - EP US); G06F 2203/04804 (2013.01 - EP US)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
US 2010185989 A1 20100722; US 8159469 B2 20120417; CN 102625931 A 20120801; CN 102625931 B 20151125; EP 2457149 A2 20120530; EP 2457149 A4 20140101; US 2012216143 A1 20120823; US 8373673 B2 20130212; WO 2011011121 A2 20110127; WO 2011011121 A3 20110324
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 50554309 A 20090720; CN 201080032953 A 20100609; EP 10802593 A 20100609; US 2010038037 W 20100609; US 201113331849 A 20111220